Answer:
- roots: 0, 1/4
- time when the height is zero
Step-by-step explanation:
The roots are the values of x that make y=0.
0 = -16x^2 +4x = -4x(4x -1)
The values of x that make the factors zero are solutions to this equation:
x = 0
x = 1/4 . . . . . makes the factor (4x-1) equal to zero
The roots of the equation are x=0 and x=1/4.
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Since y is height and x is time, when y=0, the frog is on the ground. The roots, then, are the times when the frog is on the ground.
The smaller root is the time when the frog leapt.
The larger root is the time when the frog landed.
